رأى بيدي صبراً فأعرض عابساً

رأى بيدي صبراً فأعرض عابساً

وقال أراك اليوم تجنح للصبر

وقال أراك اليوم تجنح للصبر

He saw aloe in my hand and turned away, frowning.

In my hands he saw patience, so he turned away frowning,

And said: I see you inclining toward patience today.

And said, "Today I see you incline towards patience."

فلت له هذا حنوط حشاشتي

فلت له هذا حنوط حشاشتي

فقد جنحت يا بارد الريق للقبر

فقد جنحت يا بارد الريق للقبر

So I said to him: This is embalming balm for what remains of my life;

I said to him, "This is the perfume of my burial spices,

For I have turned toward the grave, O you whose saliva is cool.

For you have inclined, O chilled of saliva, towards the grave."